Friday, March 21st, 2025

On March 12th ITFA’s African Regional Committee (ARC) held its first educational workshop of 2025, exploring Innovative approaches to close Africa’s Trade Finance Gap.

Friday, March 21st, 2025

In the past decade, lending has evolved, with digital platforms simplifying processes, particularly for individual borrowers. However, the real revolution lies not in process digitalisation, but in how AI can transform the way business lenders assess and underwrite loans for SMEs and corporations.

Friday, March 21st, 2025

In the Voices from our Regions you will find articles contributed by our Regional Committees in relation to the events they organised in the past month.

Friday, February 21st, 2025

Welcome to the February edition of the ITFA muse! February has once again been an eventful month, filled with engaging webinars and gatherings.

Friday, February 21st, 2025

The new financial crime compliance initiative (FCCI) set up by ITFA last year is making progress with its plans to look at how new technology solutions can fight financial crime. Using recent survey feedback and the strong market knowledge gathered from the group’s growing number of participants, the initiative has pinpointed key areas of focus for the coming year.

Friday, February 21st, 2025

Governments, policymakers and business leaders need to prioritise the development of digital policies if they are going to successfully navigate the next revolution in the global economy, said Naveed Sultan, an internationally renowned banker and advisor to policymakers and CEOs, speaking on an ITFA-hosted webinar on 3 February addressing “Leadership in the Digital Age”.

Friday, February 21st, 2025

ITFA is pleased to welcome the following institutions to its growing family:

– AU Group
– BP plc
– Convergence
– HDI Global
– Michel Global Advisory LLC
– QUALCO
– MNS Credit Management Group (P) Limited
– Trademo Technologies Inc
– Zvilo

Friday, February 21st, 2025

In the Voices from our Regions you will find articles contributed by our Regional Committees in relation to the events they organised in the past month.

Thursday, February 13th, 2025

ITFA is pleased to welcome the following institutions to its growing family:

– Albaraka Türk Participation Bank
– Banco de Credito del Peru
– International Trade Finance and Payment Consultancy Ltd (ITFP)
– Piraeus
– Trademo Technologies Inc.

Friday, January 24th, 2025

Welcome to the inaugural newsletter of 2025! As we step into 2025, the world continues to grapple with a series of challenges that remind us of our need for collective resilience. From the war in the Middle East, the devastating fires in Los Angeles to ongoing geopolitical tensions, the global landscape remains uncertain.

Friday, January 24th, 2025

Don’t miss two articles featuring our Regional Committee events in Zurich and Dubai!

Friday, January 24th, 2025

The 15 January 2025 ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas represents a pivotal, though fragile, attempt to halt the broader conflict across the Middle East that has persisted since October 2023. Structured in three phases, the agreement begins with an exchange of prisoners and redeployment of Israeli forces to buffer zones, followed by the gradual return of displaced civilians to northern Gaza and, ultimately, the transfer of Gaza’s governance to a transitional authority.